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diff --git a/dviware/crudetype/version3/unixcru.man b/dviware/crudetype/version3/unixcru.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..13cc20c930 --- /dev/null +++ b/dviware/crudetype/version3/unixcru.man @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ + +.TH Crudetype 1 "Feb 1989" +.SH NAME +Crudetype \- Lineprinter output from DVI files. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B crudetype +.RB "[\|" \-b "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-c +.IR countpages "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-d +.IR font-directory "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-f +.IR firstpage "\|]" +.RI "[\|" \-i "[\|" page-height "\|]\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-m +.IR magnify "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-p +.IR printfile "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-q "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-r "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-s "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-x +.IR X-mag "\|]" +.RB "[\|" \-y +.IR Y-mag "\|]" +.RI "[\|" dvifile "[\|" .dvi "\|]\|]" +.SH DESCRIPTION +.IX crudetype"" "\fLcrudetype\fR \(em Lineprinter output from DVI files.'' +.I Crudetype +takes a standard TeX DVI file and generates output +suitable for printing on a lineprinter. Of course no lineprinter can possibly +do justice to the power of TeX, but it does give a fairly good idea of what +your output would look like on a respectable printer.Thus +.I Crudetype +is very useful in the early stages of debugging TeX input, because you +do not need any special equipment to run it and lineprinter output is +less expensive than laserprinter output. The output file can also be +inspected with editors or passed directly to your VDU but for this you +need a 132-column-wide terminal. Also because VDUs cannot show +overstruck characters, these appear in incorrect positions. + + +.SH OPTIONS +.PP +.TP +.BI \-b +(Batch-view) Produces a file more suitable for viewing through an +editor. The main change is that overstruck characters are omitted. +.TP +.BI \-c " number" +Stop after this many pages. Normally +.I Crudetype +will print all pages. +.TP +.BI \-d " font-directory" +Look for font files here instead of the standard TEXFONTS environment +variable. Note the punctuation is peculiar, e.g. '-d/strange/place/.tfm' +.TP +.BI \-f " number" +Start printing at the first page whose +.I count0 +parameter is greater than or equal to the specified number. +.TP +.BI \-i " number" +(Inspect) Produce immediate output on the terminal. The number N is +optional. If it is specified, Crudetype pauses after every N lines. +If it is missing, the default is 20. N=0 specifies no pausing. +.TP +.BI \-m " number" +Magnify by (number)/100. Some magnification is needed because +most TeX characters are narrower than lineprinter characters. I +do not know any plausible algorithm for adjusting the magnification +according to the fonts being used. The least bad alternative seemed to +be to allow the user to specify a magnification; the default is +adjusted so some files look reasonable on a lineprinter. Now replaced by +.BI \-x +and +.BI \-y +(see below); retained only for compatibility. +.TP +.BI \-p " printfile" +Send output to the named file instead of the default. The +default output file name is: +(current default directory)(DVI file name)(.lpr) +.TP +.B \-q +(quiet) Suppress information messages. +.TP +.B \-r +(run on) Suppress form feeds; instead +.I Crudetype +prints a string +like ----- PAGE n ----- . +.TP +.B \-s +(squash) Suppress blank lines in the printed output. Normally, +output is double-spaced to allow space for super- and subscripts. +.TP +.BI \-x " number" +.TP +.BI \-y " number" +Specify separate horizontal and vertical magnifications. As with +-m, the number is regarded as a percentage. If -m is also specified, +both magnifications take effect. + +.SH AUTHOR +.PP +Program: R.M.Damerell, Maths Dept., RHBNC., Egham, +Surrey, U.K. Unix changefile: P.King, Heriot-Watt University, +Edinburgh, U.K. Bug reports to RMD please, E-mail address +DAMERELL at UK.AC.NSFNET-RELAY. +.TP +Program is copyright, +supplied free, AS IS with no guarantee of performance or support. + |